2015
Sat, Nov 7 - Cama Beach State Park
Sat, Dec 5 - Elger Bay Preserve

2016
Sat, Jan 2 - Camano Island State Park
Sat, Feb 6 - Camano Ridge Forest Preserve
Sat, Mar 5 - Cama to CISP
Sat, Apr 2 - Four Springs Lake Preserve
Sat, May 7 - Iverson Spit Preserve, Kristoferson Creek Habitat, English Boom Historical Park

Sat, Nov 5, 2016 - Camano Island State Park
Sat, Dec 3, 2016 - Elger Bay Preserve

Friends of Camano Island Parks (FOCIP) has been hosting these Winter Walks for the public on the first Saturday of the month since 1995. Walks take place on Island County and State park trails constructed, maintained and enhanced by FOCIP.

All walks start at 9:50 am and are completed by noon. The pace is moderate and walks take place rain or shine (they are only canceled if there is snow or extremely high wind). Walkers should wear sturdy shoes or boots and dress for the weather. No pass requirement for State Park walks. No dogs please for the safety of the walkers.

​For more info: www.friendsofcamanoislandparks.org.

If you love maps, here's a FREE resource that'll give you hours of enjoyment.
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Go to the "Map Locator & Downloader" and zoom in on the area you want to see. You can download the most current maps for your area and the major cities on the NW have maps going back to the late 1800s.

Are our seastars recovering from sea star wasting syndrome? Read the (Everett) Herald's article featuring the Camano Island State Park survey team.

There is no large scale Tribal Journey for 2015 but the Washington tribes have organized a Youth Canoe Journey within Puget Sound!

We have three options for the default view of our Events Calendar. We think those who use the calendar should get to choose how the calendar looks. Please CLICK HERE to VOTE for your favorite view.

Summer arrives today but the annual Tribal Canoe Journey is on hiatus this summer. Since the canoes won't be on the water I thought I'd share some photos from 2011 and 2012 when many paddlers visited Cama.

For the third year in a row, SUBWAY restaurants are partnering with Washington State Parks for “Walk in the Park”.

“Walk in the Park” begins on June 13 which is “National Get Outdoors Day”, and continues through September 30. Anyone who shows a Discover Pass at a participating SUBWAY in Washington receives a voucher good for a free six-inch sandwich with the purchase of a six-inch sandwich of equal or greater price and a 30-oz. drink. Vouchers also are available at parks.

“The partnership with Washington State Parks and the Walk in the Park program both encourage families to spend more time in the outdoors and promote healthier, more active lifestyles,” said David Jones, SUBWAY Advertising Board Chairman. “Our goal is to educate our state’s children on the importance of staying active and inform families of the diverse outdoor activities that are readily available in the state of Washington. Getting outside and enjoying the great outdoors together is a great way to stay healthy, which is why we decided to implement the Walk in the Park program for the third year now.”

National Get Outdoors Day is an annual event to encourage healthy, active outdoor fun. One of the primary goals of the day is to encourage new guests to visit public lands and reconnect youth to the great outdoors.

Out with the old shower tokens and in with the new (quarters). Over the winter the iconic Cama shower tokens were retired. Now the showers run on quarters. It takes two quarters to get the shower controller "started". These two quarters get you 3 minutes of water. Each additional quarter dropped in the machine before the shower stops buys an extra 90 seconds of watery bliss.

Cama Beach Foundation wishes all our Cama friends and family a wonderful 2015!